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2022年10月12日

艾莉森·伊沙姆（Allison Isham）是博彩平台历史专业的学生，她在10月11日参观公民参与资源博览会（Civic Engagement Resource Fair）时，本打算划掉一项课程要求，但她带走的远不止这些。

“I found a helpful group that has a bunch of information about the upcoming elections’ candidates and propositions,” Isham said. “That’s always been hard for me to find because everything is always so biased. 这提供了关于双方的重要事实以及可能的结果。

“I think it’s really important to understand what your vote could potentially do.”

The sixth annual Civic Engagement Resource Fair, held in the 图书馆 Quad and presented by 囊状态’s 社区参与 Center, featured 24 organizations from the University and greater 萨克拉门托 region offering important material and insights.

“We wanted to bring in that motivation for students to say, you can be part of whatever change is moving you and to get passionate about something,” said Sherell Branch, CEC volunteer and program specialist.

“It’s about them voting and having a voice, but it’s also about inspiring them to be change makers in our community.”

中央行政会议举办“公民参与资源展”，鼓励学生参与投票。 CEC社区伙伴关系协调员诺埃尔·莫拉（Noel Mora）说，项目范围迅速扩大，帮助学生在校园和社区做出积极改变。

“This resource fair is intended to equip students with how to do very immediate things, such as vote, but also tap into some energy within each student to go one step further,” Mora said. “Civic engagement is going to be something different for everyone, depending on the field of study or interest.”

In addition to the California Secretary of State’s office and other voter groups, the event welcomed organizations that provided information about how to get involved with issues such as race and gender equity, immigration, schools and education, the LGBTQ community, the environment, and medical care.

“We wanted all types of community concerns where change can happen to hopefully appeal to as many students as we can,” Branch said.

学生们可以获得有关领导力课程的信息，并在政府和倡导团体的各个分支机构实习。

亚伦·阿默（Aaron Armer）代表萨克拉门托LGBT社区中心参加了这次活动，他说，学生在首次成为社区的一部分后，会更加积极地推动变革。

The center, which offers health and housing services as well as programs for youth and seniors, and respite adult care, is working with 囊状态’s PRIDE Center to offer free monkeypox vaccinations and rapid HIV testing on Monday, Oct. 17, at 油井.

“I think it’s really good for us to be on campus,” Armer said. “We have a lot of services – like the other organizations that are here today – that people don’t know about. … This is the students' entryway to our center.

“For students, especially ones who just came from high school, where there may not have been an (LGBTQ) alliance on campus, this is a way they can see the different opportunities they have to get involved.”

营养学学生Peer Hamdami与一个多信仰社区组织萨克拉门托ACT联系，寻找帮助饥饿者的方法。

“I want to be more involved in the community, particularly in health issues and food poverty and food security,” Hamdami said. “I want to be an advocate and help make peoples’ lives better.”

考虑到新冠肺炎的安全问题，该资源博览会在2020年和2021年以虚拟方式举行。

“I’m super excited that we’re having it in person and on campus this year,” Branch said before the event. “It makes such a difference when you’re trying to engage people to have that in-person contact.”

莫拉毕业于Sac州立大学，在2018-19学年担任联合学生公司（Associated Students 公司。）总裁，他强调了将这一活动向公众开放的价值。

“Anything that has to do with civic engagement and civic resources should be open to everyone,” Mora said. “We are a campus not just for 囊状态 students, but for 萨克拉门托.”